Coup de grace: Close calls hit home as New York Bookie turns page
By BILL O'CONNOR< | Apr. 18, 2011Anything to relieve stress: It’s scotch and smokes one night, the gym the next.
Anything to relieve stress: It’s scotch and smokes one night, the gym the next.
It all started when Terrell Wilks and his classmates went on a field trip.
Preston Tucker hinted last week that his teammate, Bryson Smith, could return from his suspension against Georgia.
No matter how Florida’s year ends, the Gators can rest assured they will avoid at least one loss heading into the offseason.
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and Gainesville Police Department are investigating two separate Wendy’s burglaries from Monday morning that may be related.
Ashton Charles sat front row in 2008 for the “Don’t Tase Me Bro” incident.
Wine and matzah were abound and cellphones were off at the Lubavitch-Chabad Jewish Student and Community Center Monday evening for the celebration of the Passover Seder.
Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Although a year has passed, BP PLC still has some serious damage control to do. Of course, the oil giant focused on keeping its company’s name and reputation in tact during the crisis, which left many of us staring, mouths agape at video of oil spewing out of the Earth. Scientists and economists are giving us varied feedback on the outcome of the disaster.
While an opinion is something to always be respected, it is hard to do so when the motives behind it somehow insult the efforts of a community as a whole.
You’d think it would be important to get the numbers right when you’re making a presentation about a budget of any kind. But when that argument is taking place in front of the Florida Supreme Court, and the money amounts you’re throwing around are in the millions and billions, any “minor” mistake becomes a huge one.
Here’s the situation: Your exam is on Saturday and, let’s be honest, you never actually watched those Statistics lectures. You did most of the quizzes, attended various labs and it’s all coming down to a careful calculation that says you must score at least an 85 on the final for a B in the class. What’s the game plan? Wouldn’t it be nice if there were a pill that gave you a super brain blast allowing for hours of cramming without any of the pain? Forget getting a B, this pill would let you score high enough on the final to reach a nearly-impossible A. Well, that pill exists. In fact, many of those pills exist, and they go by various names such as Adderall, Vyvanse and Ritalin. The day is finally here, folks. Tomorrow marks the end of the 2010-2011 school year at UF, and the light at the end of the tunnel is so bright it’s almost blinding. Freshmen like me end our first year of college while seniors bid their college years adieu. For all of us, however, one pesky word separates us from our summers, and it starts with an F and ends with INALS. Library West is braced for stuffing to max capacity, and Starbucks has stocked its strongest espressos. No. 2 pencils at the ready UF; it’s finals time. How will you navigate these treacherous waters?
Grace Tidwell’s experience on two wheels didn’t expand beyond pedaling her “cheap” bike to get to class.
Drag is a part of gay culture.
It costs Damien Gilliams 40 cents more per gallon to fill up his scooter in Gainesville than when he’s home in Sebastian.
Mark is the driver of Chocolate Cab, one of the taxi cabs in the Gator Taxicab service in Gainesville. He rolls around the city streets Thursday through Sunday evenings stopping for lucky passengers who can answer trvia questions for chocolate.
It’s up to a Gainesville City Commission committee to decide whether Bruce Baber can have his business back.
After a seven-year drought, the Florida men’s golf team captured the Southeastern Conference Championship tournament Sunday.
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While vicious storms up the east coast brought cooler temperatures down south, Preston Tucker was on fire Sunday in Athens, Ga.
Florida’s season came to a disappointing close Friday night, but one Gator left Cleveland as a national champion.